ICPA welcomes changes to Dalwood service

The Isolated Children's Parents' Association says there have been positive changes to a service for rural students with learning difficulties.

The Dalwood Assessment Centre has been replaced by the New South Wales Centre for Effective Reading, which will include regional campuses in Dubbo and Wagga.

The Department of Education will provide further details at the ICPA's annual conference in Lightning Ridge today.

The Association's Vice President, Anne Milliken, says the new centre will provide a second layer of services for students with literacy problems.

"ICPA New South Wales sees this as a huge positive if we can bring services out into rural areas rather than having to travel to Sydney to access them that is fantastic and they're actually employing additional staff in the regional areas," she said.

Ms Milliken says the referral process has been streamlined.

"They are then placed at the regional campuses instead of having to wait and go directly to Sydney and so what you're doing you're making those services a lot more accessible for regional people.

"It's a lot easier to travel to Dubbo than it is to travel to Sydney," she said.